There was only person with the lantern, Worgan was holding it. The cave was really dark and sturdy, echo throughout. Lucky there was only one path and they all followed. Randomly, they would spot the trail left behind that got dragged. The noise slowly fainted as it had sunk into the silence of the deep cavern. Step by step, the cave slowly went from all dirt and ground to just sturdy stone and dusty surface, full of rubbles. Every drop of water slashed a long and loud echo amongst the silence with the steppings, tap tap tap. Seeing a single stray vine grew off that one path, they followed along the vine.
-Are you positive we are heading in the right path? Cause this is very deep.
-Strange how they manage to find themself the way off this endless darkness and grab someone from that far. We have to see for ourself.
-And will Shawon be able to track us down into the cave this far? He might be alone though...
And they kept going. There just had not been a sign of anything yet...
While Shawon tried to chase from behind, he luckily had his own staff to cast some light. It was faint but enough to see. The same footstep the other three left, he followed... until the ground got to the sturdy stone, it was hard to see. Suddenly something very vibrant glowed on the wall from the light his staff casted, written "Do not enter, use this path instead" and it was blocked by a big rock. The faint step of the three went in the path it was told not to enter. He tried shouting into the cave:
-Ravirk! Worgan! Dirotor! You three come back out! You three might be lost in there!
And Shawon stood there in the big cave, slowly shone through the wall and the water where it made slashing noise, echo through the cave. The thin stone path between the water pond, dropping both side with drippling water. Many part of the wall was drawn with unfamiliar symbols...
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-Hello? Are you alright, sir?
Someone asked a fainted warrior, DranGon, he suddenly was awoken. Tried to look at them, it was a total stranger. He tried standing up but the spiking pain on his back hadn't recover and he had to let go of his body to fall flat down.
-You look really injured. Shall I help you? Cause this place is not very safe for you to be.
Dran tried to move but the pain was so badly be couldn't do much. He tried speaking back to them:
-I... my back hurts really badly and I don't think I can get up until... Guaahh... until I recover. Something happened here that I was left behind to recover while everyone who were with me had to enter the cave ahead.
They looked at the cave and turned at Dran:
-It doesn't look obvious but that is actually a dungeon. Really hope they are safe and unharmed inside there. What happened?
-Uhh... -Dran's head was still acheing a bit, he held his head badly and slowly had to put it flat down on the ground again, tried to finish his word: -My friend got grabbed by a vine and somehow it dragged them all the way into the cave. Would love to follow them along but I'm here hurting like hell.
The guy looked around, he was quite small compare to DranGon himself. A short while later, he decided;
-Only if I could move you but you are too big for my capability so I might have to help set you up something to keep you safe at least.
Thus they put down their own fire and a sheet over Dran.
-And I believe all these packagings are yours as well, I will stay with you for a bit and hoping they come back soon. You may rest a bit.
Being easily trusting people, Dran just put his mind at ease then laid his head back down. Resting deeper into his sleep to hopefully able to stand up without much hassle... though he asked:
-So where are you going now?
-Heading toward the nearby town. I got some seeds to deliever but seeing such an injured, I can't afford to leave you like this.
-Oh right, I forgot to ask you your name. I'm DranGon...
-Doke, and your name sounds familiar...
Slowly Dran fell into the sleep, with the acheing head and the injured back wouldn't help as much.
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Shawon waited for a good while, he left a mark with some rocks nearby of where he would go then went in the other way. It was not long, yet still following the vine and slowly the stone path became stone bricks, a lot of rubbles scattered. Further and further in, the light from inside started to shine. Thus Shawon quickly turned off his own light and slowly walked in toward the light. The light shone against the wall and it had been blocked by a wall, he peaked around the corner and saw... a lot of magic happening. The room inside had a lot of vines, vegeterian and roots covered almost the entire place. The middle was a cauldron made of thick trunks of wood wrapped around, brightly lit from inside. And there had to be someone brewing it, a guy with no eyes, wavy mouth, petals around the head and a very thick beard resting on the chest. Body cloaked with such an evil look, though he sure looked pretty hefty for a guy. Nearby was also a door frame but there nothing but a solid wall. Shawon stumbled and got his leg hooked on the sturdy branch and fell over. That person heard and quickly ran out:
-Hoho, what are you doing here? Why are you entering this majestic of a home I got?
-So I came here to look for my partners who had been grabbed and dragged by a vine like these I seen around the place. We had some others looking for them but I hadn't heard them since.
-That sure will be a problem...
-So what are you doing here, must any of these related to the vines I mentioned?
-Partially, yes. I set all this up this deep in the cave to avoid unwanted accident yet it seems to find its way outside. You enter the right way in here but did anyone go in the other way yet?
-I would guess a likely yes, see their footprint toward inside.
-Yeahh... that a problem. For the guy like me can't see in dark well, I might need someone who can see in dark well to help us...
-We do have someone for that job, though their previous scar had been injured again and you do look like a witch here. Perhap...
-Hey, I'm not a witch by any mean! But I can at least help you with that. Oh right, who are you again?
-Call me Shawon, my guy is at the entrance of this cave waiting.
-Blank, and yes that is my name. To really say much I'm also part plant myself but through many mutation I became a bit blue... and hefty -said as he proudly smacked his belly, it got really wobbly and jiggling a lot.
-I will be heading outside to check for my guy, you know the way out or...
-I have a short cut but since you guys entered this place by the cave, I have to follow you out that way then...
